Ferren v. Searcy Winnelson Co. (In Re Ferren)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Bankruptcy Judge.
This is an appeal from the Order of the bankruptcy court 1 dismissing the Adversary Complaint of the debtor, C. Dean Ferren (“Ferren”) under the law of preclusion. We affirm the bankruptcy court on the basis of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, finding pursuant thereto that the bankruptcy court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear the action.
I. BACKGROUND
The facts upon which this matter turns are brief and uncomplicated. On March 26,1991, Ferren and his then-wife, Susan S. Ferren, (“debtors”) filed a petition for relief under Chapter 13 of the United States Bankruptcy…
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